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Western Sahara Travel Guide

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Full Name

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Former Name

Spanish Sahara

Capital City

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Government Type

legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of

Climate

hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew

Geography

the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas

Languages

Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic

History

Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed.

Currency

Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

Edchera

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